Nine Inch Nails – Ruiner (Guitar Tab)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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As recorded by Nine Inch Nails
(From the 1994 Album THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL)
Transcribed by Adam Steele
Words and Music by Trent Reznor
Arranged by Trent Reznor
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Synth Arranged for Guitar (one octave higher)'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Synth Arranged for Guitar'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Distorted Guitar'
Gtr IV (D A D G B E) - 'Distorted Guitar (1 Octave Below Normal Pitch)'
Intro
Q=115
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Verse N.C. Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Pre-Chorus N.C. Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Chorus A5/E F Gsus2 D5 A/C# W H H W W |----------|---------------|------------|--------| |----------|---------------|------------|--------| |-2--------|-(2)----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)----| |-2--------|--3------5-----|--0---------|--------| |----------|---------------|------------|--4-----| |----------|---------------|------------|--------| W +H +H +W +W A5/E F Gsus2 D5 A/C# C# W H H W H H |----------|---------------|------------|-------------| |----------|---------------|------------|--------2----| |-2--------|-(2)----(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)---------| |-2--------|--3------5-----|--0---------|-------------| |----------|---------------|------------|--4----------| |----------|---------------|------------|-------------| W +H +H +W +W A5/E F Gsus2 D5 A/C# W H H W W |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |-2------------|-(2)------(2)------|-(2)------------|-(2)------------| |-2------------|--3--------5-------|--0-------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|--4-------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| | W +H +H +W +W
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| Gtr II | H E E E E +Q Q. Q E +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E |----------5-3-|-(3)---------------|------------5-3-|-(3)------------| |------1-3-----|------3-------5----|--------1-3-----|------3----5----| |--------------|-----------------2-|-(2)------------|--------------2-| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|----------------| A5/E F Gsus2 D5 A/C# C# W H H W H H |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|----------2------| |--2-------------|-(2)------(2)------|-(2)------------|-(2)-------------| |--2-------------|--3--------5-------|--0-------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|--4--------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| | W +H +H +W +W
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| +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E |------------5-3-|-(3)---------------|------------5-3-|-(3)-------------| |--------1-3-----|------3-------5----|--------1-3-----|------3-----5----| |-(2)------------|-----------------2-|-(2)------------|---------------2-| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-----------------| Pre-Verse N.C. Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Verse N.C. Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Pre-Chorus N.C. Wx8 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Chorus A5/E F Gsus2 W H H |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-2---------------|-(2)-------(2)-------| |-2---------------|--3---------5--------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| | W +H +H
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| Gtr III | PM------------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-| |-----------------|---------------------| D5 A/C# W W |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(2)---------------|-(2)---------------| |--0----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|--4----------------| |-------------------|-------------------| | +W +W
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5-3-3-3-----| |-------------------|---------------5-5-| A5/E F Gsus2 W H H |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-2---------------|-(2)-------(2)-------| |-2---------------|--3---------5--------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| | W +H +H
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| PM------------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-| |-----------------|---------------------| D5 A/C# C# W H H |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----------2-------| |-(2)---------------|-(2)---------------| |--0----------------|-------------------| |-------------------|--4----------------| |-------------------|-------------------| | +W +W
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5-3-3-3-----| |-------------------|---------------5-5-| A5/E F Gsus2 Gtr I W H H |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-2---------------|-(2)--------(2)-------| |-2---------------|--3----------5--------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| | W +H +H
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| Gtr II | H E E E E +Q Q. Q E |-------------5-3-|-(3)------------------| |---------1-3-----|-------3--------5-----| |-----------------|--------------------2-| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------|
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| Gtr III | PM-------------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0-| |-----------------|----------------------| D5 A/C# W W |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-(2)---------------|-(2)----------------| |--0----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--4-----------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | +W +W
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| +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E |---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| |-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3-----| |-------------------|----------------5-5-| W H H |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--2----------------|-(2)----------------| |--2----------------|--3---------5-------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | W +W
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| +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E |---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| |-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
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| PM------------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-| |-------------------|--------------------| W H H |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|------------2-------| |-(2)---------------|-(2)----------------| |--0----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--4-----------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | +W +W
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| +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E |---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| |-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3-----| |-------------------|----------------5-5-| Guitar Solo N.C. Gtr III W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| N.C. W W W H H |----------|----------|----------|---------------| |----------|----------|----------|---------------| |----------|----------|----------|------7pb9r====| |----------|----------|----------|---------------| |----------|----------|----------|---------------| |----------|----------|----------|---------------|
N.C.
~
|-3-| |-3-|
H E E E E E S E Q.. S S E Q Q Q Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q |--------------|----------------------|-------------|--------------10b12--| |--------------|----------------------|-------------|-----8h10------------| |------5h7-7-5-|-7b8rp5---------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7s9-----------------| |-5------------|--------7-------5h6h7-|-------------|---------------------| |--------------|----------------------|-------------|---------------------| |--------------|----------------------|-------------|---------------------| N.C. ~~~~~~~~~ +Q.. Q +Q +S H +E E E E |-(10)pb12---10pb12--(10)pb12r=(10)-|----------10-8-10-| |-----------------------------------|-8----(8)---------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------|
|-----3-----| |----3----| |-----3-----| |--3--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-10b12-10b12-10b12-10b12-8b10-8-|-10b12-10b12-10b12-15-15-15--|
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N.C.
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Q Q Q Q H Q. E
|-17--17--17--17--|-17------------|
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|-----------------|------------/3-|
|-----------------|---------------||---3---| |-3-| |-3-|
+Q E E Q Q Q S S S E E Q. S S S E |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |-(3)--5---5b6-5b6-5b6-|-3h5p3p0-3------3h5p3p0--| |----------------------|-------------------------| N.C. D5/A D5/A N.C. ~~ E E E E H H H E E E E E E E E E E E E H |---------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------7----|-7b7.5r===7----|-----5---5-------|----------------| |------5-7-7----|-7b7.5r========|===7---7---7-5---|----------/7----| |---/7----------|---------------|-0-------------7-|-6-5------------| |---------------|---------------|-----------------|-----10-7-------| N.C. D5C5/G D5C5/D5/A C5/N.C. ~~~ ~ ~~ W E E Q H E Q q q E Q Q Q Q |------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------------| |------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------------| |-[0]--------|-7s5-5-------|-7s5--7b7.5--7pb7.5--7b7.5s|=5--7\---------| |------------|-7s5-5-------|-7s5--7b7.5--7b7.5---7b7.5s|=5-------------| |------------|-------------|---------------------------|-----------/5--| |------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------------|
N.C. A5 A5/E
~~~~~~ TP
|-3-| |-3-|
+Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H. Q W |---------------|------------|----------5--|-5/----| |---------------|------------|----------5--|-5/----| |---------------|------------|--2----------|-------| |---------------|------------|--2----------|-------| |-(5)--4--4S3-3S|=2-2-2-0----|-(0)---------|-------| |---------------|------------|-------------|-------|
Out-Chorus
N.C.
Gtr IV
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------5-5-| N.C. Gtr II H E E E E +Q Q. Q E |-------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| |---------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-----------------|------------------2-| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------|
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| Gtr IV | PM------------------------------------ | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|--------------------| +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E |---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| |-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3-----| |-------------------|----------------5-5-| N.C. +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E |---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| |-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
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| PM------------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-| |-------------------|--------------------| +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E |---------------5-3-|-(3)----------------| |-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----| |-(2)---------------|------------------2-| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3-----| |-------------------|----------------5-5-| A5/E F Gsus2 Gtr I W H H ||------------------|----------------------| ||o-----------------|----------------------| ||--2---------------|-(2)--------(2)-------| ||--2---------------|--3----------5--------| ||o-----------------|----------------------| ||------------------|----------------------| | W +H +H
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| Gtr II | H E E E E +Q Q. Q E ||--------------5-3-|-(3)------------------| ||o---------1-3-----|-------3--------5-----| ||--2---------------|--------------------2-| ||------------------|----------------------| ||o-----------------|----------------------| ||------------------|----------------------|
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| Gtr IV | PM-------------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|----------------------| ||o-----------------|----------------------| ||------------------|----------------------| ||------------------|----------------------| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0-| ||------------------|----------------------| D5 A/C# W W |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(2)---------------|-(2)-----------------| |--0----------------|---------------------| |-------------------|--4------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| | +W +W
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| +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E |---------------5-3-|-(3)-----------------| |-----------1-3-----|-------3------5------| |-(2)---------------|------------------2--| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3------| |-------------------|----------------5-5--| A5/E F Gsus2 W H H |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |--2----------------|-(2)--------(2)-------| |--2----------------|--3----------5--------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| | W +H +H
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| +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E |---------------5-3-|-(3)------------------| |-----------1-3-----|-------3--------5-----| |-(2)---------------|--------------------2-| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------|
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| PM--------------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0--0--0--0-0-0-| |-------------------|----------------------| D5 A/C# C# W H H |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|------------2-------o|| |-(2)---------------|-(2)-----------------|| |--0----------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--4-----------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|| | +W +W
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| +H E E E E +Q Q. Q E |---------------5-3-|-(3)-----------------|| |-----------1-3-----|-------3------5-----o|| |-(2)---------------|------------------2--|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------||
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--5--5-5--3-3-3-----o|| |-------------------|----------------5-5--||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths